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Ulrika Jonsson has lifted the lid on her split from former husband Lance Gerrard-Wright last year – reportedly saying she went through a “terrible depression”.

The Swedish blonde – who is now in a new relationship with American advertising art director Brian Monet – split with the father of her youngest daughter Martha Sky Hope in October 2005 after two years together.

“Last year was really horrible,” she told Hello! magazine. “I doubted my ability to wake up in the morning. I went through a terrible depression following my separation from Lance and I found it hard to go on.

“The prospect of coping on my own with three children was soul destroying. And it was only towards the end of last year that I started to feel better. Since then I have reconnected properly with the children and I have a lot more patience.”

The 39-year-old says that her new boyfriend is aware of her “baggage”.

“But he doesn’t judge me in the slightest and that feels great,” she said. “I feel I’m completely open with him. He’s so relaxed, which is fantastic for me because I’m like a headless chicken most of the time! He brings me down a gear or two.”